Automobile.



PATENTED FEB. 24, 1903.

A. W. YALE. v AUTOMOBILE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 9, 1902.

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No. 721,269. 'PAI'ENTED FEB. 24, 1903.

A. w. YALE.

AUTOMOBILE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 9,1902.

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ARTHUR W. YALE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

AUTOMOBILE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 721,269, dated February24, 1903. Application filed July 9, 1902. Serial No. 114,870. (Nomodel.)

To all whom itmay concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR W. YALE, a citizen of the United States,residing at the city of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia andState of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Automobiles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has relation to an automobile; and in such connection itrelates to the construction and arrangement of parts comprising in theirentirety an automobile simple, comparatively inexpensive, and light inweight.

The principal objects of my present inven-,

tion are, first, to provide in an automobile a superstructure or framemounted upon and supported by a truck having three wheels, of which therear wheel is preferably the driving-wheel and the two front wheels arethe steering-wheels, said frame having a seat beneath which the motivepower is stored and back of which a storage-space for fuel, &c., isprovided, and, second, to providein such an automobile a means forutilizing the exhaust from the engine or motor to assist in forcing adraft through the fire-chamber and a means located beneath the roof ofthe'structure whereby a portion of the exhaust may be condensed andreturned to the source of supply for the engine or motor.

The nature and scope of my invention will be more fully understood fromthe following description, taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, forming part hereof, in which- Figure 1 is a verticalsectional view taken centrally through an automobile embodying mainfeatures of my invention. horizontal sectional view taken on the line2 2of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 3 3of Fig. 2; and Fig. l is a side elevational view,on a smaller scale, ofthe automobile. 7

Referring to the drawings,a represents the frame or superstructure ofthe vehicle, the baseor floor a. of which is supported upon a truck I),provided with three wheels 0 and c. The front wheels 0 c are preferablythe steering-wheels, whereas the rear wheel 0 is the driving-wheel ofthe vehicle. Within the frame a of the vehicle is arranged a seat at,

Fig. 2 is a' having a back d. Beneath the seat d is formed a chamber orcompartment wherein the boiler e and engine or motor 6 are located. Theshaft 6 of the engine or motor 6 is connected by a chain with asprocket-Wheel 0 located on theshaft c of the rear drivingwheel 0. Atthe rear of the structure a and back of the seat-back d are formed threetraverses one of these compartments and dis- .charges into a compartmentformed between the double-roof Walls a a Into this stack or flue gextends a pipe g, through which the exhaust from the engine or motor edischarges into said stack or fiue g. This arrangement serves to assistthe draft through the flue g and virtually creates a forced draftbeneath the boiler e. The walls of the double roof 0. are provided withtransverse ribs a arranged in staggered relationship to each other, andover these ribs a the exhaust is obliged to travel. These ribs ainterposed in the path of the exhaust, cause said exhaust to condense inthe double roof a from which the condensation passes back to the sourceof supply.

Having thus described the nature and objects of my invention, what Iclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In an automobile, a superstructure provided with a seat, a motor orengine arranged beneath the seat, a chamberformed in the superstructurefor the storage of fuel and the like, a fluid-compartmentarranged'between the seat and superstructure, a flue or stack traversingsaid fluid-compartment and a double-walled roof into which said stackdis- ICQ superstructure, a flue or stack traversing thefluid-compartment, and a double-walled roof into which the stackdischarges.

4. In an automobile, a superstructure pro- 5 vided with a seat, anengine located beneath the seat, a fluid-compartment arranged be-' tweenthe back of the seat and the back of the superstructure, a roof havingdouble walls, a series of ribs arranged in staggered relation- 10 shipin said walls, a flue or stack traversing the fluid-compartment anddischarging into said roof, and an exhaust-pipe discharging into saidfine or stack.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my signature in the presence oftwo subscrib- :5

ing witnesses.

ARTHUR W. YALE. Witnesses:

J. WALTER DOUGLASS,' THOMAS M. SMITH.

